Kaya chikitsa is the most important clinical branch among eight major branches of Ayurveda which are –known by the term “Ashtanga Ayurveda” collectively. Kaya Chikitsa is clinical skill oriented and most broad branch of Ayurveda system of medicine and may be called as backbone in clinical practice of Ayurveda. The nomenclature ‘Kaya Chikitsa” is composed of two words- “Kaya” and “Chikitsa”. The term Kaya refers to Deha (body) and Agni (Digestive fire of body) and chikitsa mean ‘treatment’. The literal meaning of the subject is the clinical specialty of Ayurveda dealing with the treatment of diseases involving whole body (sarvanga…
Dr Anamika Soni
Dr Anamika Soni
Associate Professor, P. G., Department of Kaya Chikitsa, Government Akhandanand Ayurved College, Ahmedabad
